1.
to slide; to slip; to glide
To cause something to move smoothly across a surface.
手を滑らせて皿を落とした。
I let my hand slip and dropped the plate.
ペンを紙の上を滑らせる。
To glide the pen across the paper.
指をスクリーンの上で滑らせて操作する。
Operate by sliding your finger across the screen.
TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive verb (他動詞). The causative/transitive form of 滑る (to slip, slide - intransitive).
VERB PAIR:
- 滑る (intransitive) - to slip, slide
- 滑らす / 滑らせる (transitive) - to slide something, cause to slip
COMMON USES:
- 手を滑らせて〜 - to let one's hand slip and...
- 視線を滑らせる - to let one's gaze wander/slide
- ソリを滑らせる - to slide a sled